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...stuff that was on Southern California's schedule. So figured Californians, more confident than ever when they felt the blaze of sunlight in the Rose Bowl. Every seat had been said for weeks. A whistle pricked the piled heat, and a minute later trim, curly-haired, squat Toby Uansa of Pittsburgh jumped through left tackle, snaked 68 yards. His wits spun after the tackle and he played in too close. Racehorse Russell Saunders twitched the ball to Edelson for one score, Arbelbide fell on a fumble that brought in another. Wild Pitt plunges and passes in the second half...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Football: Jan. 13, 1930 | 1/13/1930 | See Source »

...American" selections picked by each football critic and his able understudy one realizes the utter folly of trying to pick eleven men who supposedly rank above all other American football players in their respective positions. In the New Year's Day clash for instance Pittsburgh had four men, Uansa and Parkinson, backs, Donchess, end, and Montgomery, guard, who had been prominently named for All-American berths. At least two of these men, Uansa and Donchess, were decisively outplayed by their rivals, who weren't even accorded mention for honor positions. Saunders and Tappan combined to demonstrate clearly that they should...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 1/4/1930 | See Source »

...victory, so steadily capable as this trio, the "Big Three" of 1929 football. To mention the names of a few of the players who have born the standards of these teams to victory sounds like reading an all-American team. Elder, Cannon, Carideo, Brill, Moynihan, Yunevich, Harmeson, Welch, Uansa, Parkinson and so on almost indefinitely...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 12/2/1929 | See Source »

Octavius ("Toby") Uansa, a back born in Germany and brought up in Pittsburgh, played the first 14 minutes against Carnegie Tech. When he sat down for a rest the score was 21 to 0. When he trotted to the showers at the end of the game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Football: Nov. 25, 1929 | 11/25/1929 | See Source »

Helped by ten other muddy fellows, Halfback Octavius Uansa veered through Ohio State in the rain. Pittsburgh 18, Ohio State...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Football: Nov. 11, 1929 | 11/11/1929 | See Source »

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